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Future Processing Model Working Group Introduction

Simon Collins18th March 2010

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Agenda

• Background

• What has been proposed?

• Project Governance

• Project Deliverables

• Timescales

• How will the Working Groups work?

• Questions

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Project business drivers

• Close to finishing latest round of reform

• Xchanging provides:

–Economies of scale

–Single point of audit for regulators

–Consistent process, standards & SLAs

–Pool of resource; reduced insurer overheads

–Common infrastructure for the market

• Still have legacy issues

• Still have too many Londonisms

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Why do we want further change?

• Information is rekeyed numerous times throughout the process – leading to significant query and error rates

• A growing number of Lloyd’s market organisations want the same choice as Companies and the option to either outsource some processes to a different supplier, or perform them in-house

• There is a perception that overseas brokers are placing certain types of business elsewhere as result of London’s complex operating environment

• Initiatives such as Finish What We Started are improving processing, but still based on legacy systems and inherent Londonisms

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Background

• Current processes mapped to a detailed level

• Future models proposed, featuring mandatory and optional central services

• Workshops held with Heads of Associations and Lloyd’s

• 2009 Future Process Working Group established.

– Agreed a set of principles that should underpin any future model

– Recommended to the LMG that the proposed future process is workable and warrants much more detailed design

• An LMG-sponsored project has been initiated to deliver:

– A robust London Market process model, expressed in sufficient detail that it can be adopted and implemented by the market.

– A recommended transition/implementation plan; likely to identify a two stage approach, with a new model for 100% written business as the first implementation, followed by subscription business

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What has been proposed?

• Move to electronic “straight through processing” and re-use of information throughout the value chain (i.e. without any need for re-keying)

• Adoption of ACORD standard messages throughout the risk lifecycle

• Provide insurers with central core services and the option to select from a suite of supporting services, or to undertake processes themselves

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The expected benefits

• Throughout 2010 the project will seek to validate the below benefits and ensure that they are built into any future model design

• Insurer benefits:

– Choice - perform services in-house or outsource to another party

– Cost reduction - processing costs will be reduced by reusing data and decreasing transactional query costs

– Reduced operational risk - access to risk data earlier in the process, allowing for improved exposure management

– Opportunities to automate various processes

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The expected benefits

• Broker benefits:

– Consistent processes - working in accordance with global (ACORD) processing standards; leading to a consistent process across many markets using the same process and data

– Direct interface to insurers - ability to interface directly with insurers using standard data; vastly reducing re-keying and query rates throughout the risk lifecycle

– Opportunities to automate various processes

– Easier to access London market – allows small/medium overseas brokers to access the market directly and provides more efficient process for global brokers => more choice for clients (and potentially lower cost)

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Project Governance

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Project Deliverables

• Detailed process maps: for the entire risk lifecycle; i.e. placing, accounting, settlement, claims and reporting. Differences and variations to the process should also be documented, for example for different classes of business.

• Rule book: The process maps must be supported by a rule book providing narrative for processing all types of business via the future processes.

• Referencing structure: A signed-off document detailing the referencing structure and associated rules for future risks and claims.

• Data maps: Data maps that show where specific data items are captured in the process, where they are reused and their optionality.

• Definition of central services: A definition of the central services that will support the Future Processing Model, whether they are mandatory or optional and whether the service will be offered by a single supplier or possible multiple suppliers.

• Implementation plan: A plan that details the key tasks and timescales for implementation, including options available for transition.

• Cost Benefit Analysis: A breakdown of the costs and benefits associated with implementing the future model.

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Timescales

• LMG have set the following deadlines:

– Accounting & Settlement December 2010

– Claims December 2010

– Placing Early Q1 in 2011

– Facilities & Binders Early Q1 in 2011

• A detailed project plan is currently in draft format and is due to be considered by the Steering Group at its March meeting

• Working Groups will be free to alter their own plans, provided that the signed-off milestones are not affected

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How will the Working Groups work?

• Up to the Working Groups! But:

– Within the scope of the project

• Draft plan will be presented to the group for consideration

• Analysis by project team, review by groups

• Review process maps, messaging, referencing, supporting narrative, definitions of services, etc

• NOT starting from scratch – 2009 work forms the basis going forward

– Principles and assumptions

– Process maps

– Items for further consideration

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Example of 2009 work

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IDEF0 Process Maps

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Further information

• For further information regarding the Future Processing Model project please visit the LMG website:

www.londonmarketgroup.co.uk

• Here you will find, amongst other things:

– The Project Initiation Document (scope, deliverables, success criteria, etc)

– Terms of reference for all project groups

– Proposal to MRG (now LMG), including 2009 process maps and the principles & assumptions underpinning the project

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Questions?